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Hot-Foot Hannibal 207

de qua'ters en watch', 'tel she got a chance fer her talk wiz 'im by hissed. En she tol' Jeff fer her go down en see ole Aun' Peggy, de cunjuh 'Oman down by de Win'l'ton Road, en ax her her gib 'im sump'n her he'p git Hannibal out'n de big house, so de white folks 'u'd sen' fer Jeff ag'in. En bein' ez Jeff did n' hab nuffin ter gib Aun' Peggy, Chloe gun 'im a silber dollah en a silk han'lercher fer ter pay her wid, ger Aun' Peggy neber lack ter wuk fer nobody fer nuffin.

"So Jeff slip' off down ter Aun' Peggy's one night, en gun 'er de present he brung, en tol' 'er all 'bout 'im en Chloe en Hannibal, en ax' 'er ter he'p 'im out. Aun' Peggy tol' 'im she'd wuk'er roots, en fer 'im ter come back de nex night, en she'd tell 'im w'at she c'd do fer 'im.

"So de nex' night jeff went back, en Aun' Peggy gun 'om a baby doll, wid a body made out'n a piece er co'n-stalk,